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ACROSS

1. Not divisible by two. 4. Semi-parasitic herb with purple or white or

pink flowers. 12. A small drink of liquor. 15. Electronic equipment that provides visual

images of varying electrical quantities. 16. A porch along the outside of a building

(sometimes partly enclosed). 17. A reptile genus of Iguanidae. 18. A stick that people can lean on to help

them walk. 19. The part of an organism that connects the

head to the rest of the body. 20. A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in Mexico that was overthrown by Cortes in 1519. 22. A loose sleeveless outer garment made

from aba cloth. 26. A law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law. 29. Fear resulting from the awareness of danger. 31. Divulge information or secrets. 35. Before noon. 37. The capital and largest city of Ghana with a

deep-water port. 41. Any of various hard resins from trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae and of the genus Agathis. 43. A reminder of past events. 45. A tiny drop. 47. A conspicuous disparity or difference as

between two figures. 48. A white linen liturgical vestment with

sleeves. 49. Of or relating to or characteristic of Europe

or the people of Europe. 51. Absence of the pupil in an eye. 54. Acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning. 55. A town and port in northwestern Israel in

the eastern Mediterranean. 57. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt. 59. Sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along on wheels and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs. 61. A fragment of brick used as a weapon. 66. The sixth month of the Hindu calendar. 70. United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education (1796-1859). 71. Jordan's port. 74. A city in southern Turkey on the Seyhan

River. 75. An instinctive motive. 76. In an exposed manner. 78. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by

the placenta. 79. A small hard fruit. 80. A festival featuring African-American culture. 81. A unit of length of thread or yarn.

DOWN

1. English scholastic philosopher and assumed

author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349). 2. Any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba having rosette-forming leaves and terminal racemes of small flowers with scapose or leafy stems. 3. The Teutonic god of thunder. 4. The eleventh month of the civil year. 5. A seaport in northwestern Italy. 6. Relating to or like or divided into areolae. 7. The state of needing something that is

absent or unavailable. 8. A liquid used for printing or writing or drawing. 9. A yellow trivalent metallic element of the

rare earth group. 10. A state in midwestern United States. 11. Be going to. 12. Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. 13. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list. 14. Large burrowing rodent of South and

Central America. 21. A dead body that has been brought back

to life by a supernatural force. 23. A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted

by the anterior pituitary. 24. Abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and

cornea of the eyes. 25. Edible tuber of any of several yams. 27. Caught in European waters. 28. An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores. 30. A boy or man. 32. German physicist who studied cathode

rays (1862-1947). 33. British statesman and leader of the Labour party who instituted the welfare state in England (1883-1967). 34. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread. 36. Any of a group of storm gods. 38. A high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus. 39. A natural stream of water smaller than a

river (and often a tributary of a river). 40. After noon. 42. (Roman mythology) Roman god of death. 44. A federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment. 46. The highest waterfall in Canada. 50. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the

alkali metal group. 52. Chinese evergreen conifer discovered in

1955. 53. (Greek mythology) One of the mountain

nymphs. 56. A radioactive transuranic element. 58. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin. 60. The blood group whose red cells carry

both the A and B antigens. 62. Not widely known. 63. English prelate noted for his pessimistic

sermons and articles (1860-1954). 64. A financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities. 65. The basic unit of money in Bangladesh. 67. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow

flowers and flat pods. 68. Belonging to some prior time. 69. Kamarupan languages spoken in northeastern India and western Burma. 72. (in Scotland or Ireland) A mountain or tall

hill. 73. An edge tool used to cut and shape wood. 77. A white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily.